House GOP to Senate: We're not taking up your highway bill  —  The House will not vote on a Senate bill that funds highway construction for six years and revives the now-expired Export-Import Bank, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Monday.

A Clinton Story Fraught With Inaccuracies: How It Happened and What Next?  —  The story certainly seemed like a blockbuster: A criminal investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton by the Justice Department was being sought by two federal inspectors general over her email practices while secretary of state.

Anti-abortion hackers attack Planned Parenthood, release databases, employee data … One of the hackers, who goes by the pseudonym “E,” told the Daily Dot that the cyberattack was politically motivated.

Anti-NYC hacker takes New York Magazine offline  —  On Sunday night, New York Magazine released a groundbreaking new cover featuring 35 victims of alleged assault from Bill Cosby.  —  But you can't see it. … A self-described hacker called ThreatKing, who says he hates New York City …

Hillary Clinton's Bernie Sanders Problem Is Bigger Than Anyone Realizes  —  Let's all please stop asserting that Bernie Sanders can't beat Hillary Clinton in the Democratic nomination race.  Pundits and journalists galore have been declaring (alleged margin of error: zero) that the Vermont senator will lose to his party's front-runner.

Boston's Bid for Summer Olympics Is Terminated  —  BOSTON — After a tortuous seven-month public process, the United States Olympic Committee on Monday acknowledged that it had failed to win over the people of Boston to host the 2024 Summer Games and it officially pulled the plug on its bid to put forth Boston as America's host city.

Florida dad killed in front of family after road rage fight  —  FLORIDA (CNN) — A Florida man is in jail, charged with second degree murder after a road rage altercation ended in gunfire.  It was captured on two separate 911 calls.  —  Citrus County deputies say Robert Doyle shot …

Don't Be Misled by the New Poll Results for Donald Trump  —  It has been more than a week since Donald Trump's remarks about whether Senator John McCain should be considered a war hero, and many journalists and commentators have reached a conclusion: Mr. Trump has emerged unscathed.

It is time for Mitch McConnell and John Boehner to resign  —  It is time for Mitch McConnell and John Boehner to resign for the good of the nation and the Republican Party.  The nation and GOP are both suffering as a result of the unwillingness or inability of McConnell and Boehner to effectively defend either.

‘Hibachi’ lives!  Gilbert Arenas revives catchphrase while winning prizes at a county fair  —  When Gilbert Arenas was traded away from the Wizards in 2010, he left behind one of the most up-and-down legacies in local sports history.  Among the fonder memories Wizards fans have of the guard was his schtick of crying “Hibachi!”

Donald Trump Sells Trump Park Avenue Penthouse for $21 Million  —  Located on the 24th floor of the 32-story building, the 6,200-square-foot condo has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms  —  Presidential-hopeful Donald Trump has sold his penthouse unit in New York's Trump Park Avenue building for $21 million …

Migrants Jump Off Boat, Run Ashore, During Miami Beach Fashion Shoot (VIDEO)  —  About 6 a.m. on July 10, Ekaterina Juskowski was shooting a video of her friend, a model, near 36th Street in the heart of Miami Beach.  —  She noticed that a blue-green boat in the background …

The GOP's judicial logjam  —  As the hot Washington summer approaches August, the Senate's Republican majority is already on vacation from the work of confirming judges.  At the current torpid pace, they will put the lowest number of judges on the federal bench in any year since 1969.

People like Blatter deserve Nobel prize, Putin tells Swiss TV  —  FIFA boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his stewardship of soccer's governing body, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired by Swiss broadcaster RTS on Monday.  —  On Saturday, at a meeting …

Gawker Fires Bill Arkin  —  Gawker Geithner article retrieved before removal by Archive.org:  —  https://cryptome.org/2015/07/gawker- geithner.pdf  —  From: “William M. Arkin” <warkin@igc.org>  —  To: “William M. Arkin” <warkin@igc.org>  —  Dear Friends,

The Coming (And Hilarious) Democrat Implosion  —  Republicans fear a repeat of 1992, with a squishy Bush at the head of the ticket watching helplessly as some populist businessman/novelty act hands the election to a Clinton.  But Democrats should fear the far more likely repeat of 1968.

Dad controls daughters' $20M inheritance from grave  —  Victoria (from left) and Marlena Laboz, with mom Ewa.  —  A wealthy Manhattan landlord left $20 million to his two daughters — but they can collect only on his strict terms.  —  Daddy Dearest real estate millionaire Maurice Laboz …